Transit police issue 268 tickets in Metro Vancouver bus lane crackdown [Video]

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they handed out 334 tickets to drivers across the region during a four-day crackdown on misuse of bus lanes.

While 268 of the tickets were for violating bus lane rules, 66 were for other offences, such as distracted driving, driving without a licence and speeding. Two impaired drivers were also taken off the road.

The force says the project came in response to complaints from the public and bus drivers that vehicles were using bus-only lanes to get past traffic.

The enforcement took place on four non-consecutive weekdays over a period of two weeks in Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Richmond and Pitt Meadows.

On the first day, in Surrey and Delta, police handed out 89 tickets. Day two and three were dedicated to Vancouver and 211 tickets were issued. In Richmond and Pitt Meadows on the fourth day police gave out 34 tickets. Police did not …